SAVANNAH, Ga. (WJCL) – There’s new information about an alleged attack on Savannah’s Riverwalk. Two men from the Atlanta area said they were violently attacked while walking with their families. Metro Police say the surveillance video tells a different story.

The altercation happened just before 10 p.m. Saturday just east of the Hyatt Hotel on River Street. Police said it does not appear to be a random act of violence.

Jim Thomas of the Atlanta area said he and seven family members had just left a restaurant. Police said a man and woman walked through the Atlanta group and a confrontation began. The video shows a man in a yellow shirt try to calm a man in a red shirt, but a guy from the Atlanta group kept talking. The video then shows the man in red run back to the Atlanta group and the fight begins.

Each group was with children. But police say a 6 and 13-year-old girl from the Atlanta family were not punched, as Thomas reported in an e-mail to WJCL News. Thomas said there were no police in sight. The dispatch log says police officers arrived ten minutes later.

“It’s devastating,” said Jim Thomas of Cumming, Ga. “My entire family, the whole way back was Daddy we thought you were going to die. We knew they were going to kill you.”

“I don’t want this to happen to any other families,” said Rob Gray, Thomas’ brother-in-law who received a black eye during the fight. “They need a stronger police presence, period.”

But many tourists said this incident doesn’t change their opinion of the hostess city.

“We’ve been here two days and I’ve seen nothing that would cause us to be concerned at all,” said Bobbie Wilkes, a visitor from Arizona.

“It’s not really going to Change my opinion of Savannah,” said Ginny Buetnagel, a visitor from New Jersey. “It’s sad when that kind of big town thing happens to a smaller town.”

The Tourism Leadership Council released a statement late Tuesday afternoon. It said – in part – “Through the review of evidence made available to us, including the police report, the dispatch log, and eye witness statements, many of the specific allegations made by this visitor have already been shown to be false. We are informed that the video recording of the incident has been released. The video evidence shows the attack may not have been unprovoked as initially reported by the visitor. Furthermore, we’re informed that the investigation is not completed and more witness accounts are being taken by investigators.”

Metro Police are looking to interview three men and two women who were nearby about this incident. Police also said the video shows people from both groups were carrying beverages. Officers reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol while responding to the incident.